# Sales Cost
Maitre'D's Sales Cost Report shows information on the sales cost per inventory item and the differences between the real and the theoretical used quantities. This report is available on a weekly, periodic and monthly basis for the current and past time period. From the report filter window, select the appropriate period, suppliers, inventory items, categories, groups, locations and departments to be included in the report. The following is a sample of the sales cost report:
**Product:**
Description of the inventory item.
**Units:**
Format the item is used in recipes.
**Theoretical Sales Cost:**
Total cost of inventory item sold.
**Variance:**
Quantity of inventory item variation in usage units.
**Variance Value:**
Total value of inventory item variation.
**Variance %:**
Percentage of variance value compared to total of sales cost added with variance value.
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